Part 2 of my longish message...
Maybe a spec tire isn't a bad idea - I'd run the Dunlops if everyone else
did and I didn't give up 2-6 sec per lap...
There are other non-"competition" but possibly fairly sticky tires that ARE
available in 195/60r15 (Yoko AVS ES100, $74; Sumitomo HTR 200, $40; Kuhmo
Ecsta KH11, $45 for example - these were pointed out by Tim Murphy to
me). I suspect that these tires won't stand up to the rigors of racing,
though.
Tim, I think a tire test would be a very valuable service to the FOT
community (at least those of us that need to run 15" tires). We're all
searching for a better answer than the current Hoosier. It would take me a
couple of years or more to work through all of the above possibilities.
What's funny is that if the Hoosier went back to the 4 race life we used to
get this discussion probably wouldn't be happening. I think that's a
perfect example of short vs long term gain. Tire life decreases, short
term tire sales increase; long term tire sales decrease as folks shop
around and become satisfied with other brands.
I would probably try this in the following order:
Yoko A048 60 series,
Yoko A032R hard compound, shaved
Kuhmo VictoRacing V700, shaved
Kuhmo Ecsta V700
Then I would start in on the ones that look like slicks...
- Tony Drews
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